xecutiveHAMPTON UNIVERSITY MINISTERS’ Director CONFERENCE GreetingsE Brothers and Sisters in Christ! It is with Jesus joy that I greet you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Welcome to the convening of the 102nd Hampton University Ministers’ Conference and the 82nd Choir Directors’ and Organists’ Guild Workshop. As always, it is my honor, pleasure and privilege to serve the Body of Christ, the Kingdom of God, and the great ecclesial community of preachers, psalmists, ministers and musicians for such a time as this. Thank you for your continued support and attendance. The University is preparing for your arrival, and it will be wonderful to welcome you, once again, to our Home-by-the-Sea! We look forward to having you on campus and opening the doors of hospitality and gratitude for your support through the years. Thank you to each of you! Our world needs strong, God-confident prophetic voices now more than ever. Our Lord has called us, and the world needs us to bring “Light into dark places” (Proverbs 4:19). On behalf of Hampton University President, Dr. William R. Harvey, the administration, faculty, staff, and the officers of the HUMC, we pray that the Lord will bless you and keep you. We hope to see you in June! You do not want to miss this conference! In His Service, Debra L. Haggins, M.Div., University Chaplain Executive Director and Treasurer Hampton University Ministers’ Conference Choir Directors’ and Organists’ Guild Workshop 2016 HUMC Conference Officers Rev. Dr. Dwight S. Riddick, Sr. Rev. Debra L. Haggins CONFERENCE PRESIDENT Executive Director & Treasurer Rev. Dr. Joseph A. Conner, Sr. Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter, Jr. Bishop Dennis V. Proctor Vice President Assistant Secretary Historian Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale Rev. Dr. Robert C. Scott Rev. Dr. Geoffrey V. Guns Secretary Necrologist Liturgist 2016 HUMC Conference Presenters BISHOP Rudolph W. McKissick. Jr. CONFERENCE & COMMUNION PREACHER REV. DR. JAMAL H. BRYANT REV. DR. CAROLYN A. KNIGHT REV. DR. JAMES H. HARRIS MORNING PREACHER LECTURER I LECTURER II BISHOP VASHTI MURPHY McKENZIE REV. SHELETA E. FOMBY BISHOP CHARLES E. BLAKE, SR. NOON DAY PREACHER GEORGE A. CRAWLEY SENIOR STATESMAN WOMEN IN MINISTRY FORUM 2016 Guild Officers Professor Omar J. Dickenson DIRECTOR Rev. Constance Dorsey PRESIDENT Mr. Frank Nelson Ms. Ann B. McInnis Vice President Necrologist Dr. Winston Gray Mr. Ronald A. Witherspoon Secretary Treasurer Dr. Kathryn Carver Mr. Dexteryl Taylor Assistant Secretary Publicity Chair College students majoring in music and serving in a leadership role in church worship, we want you! The 2016 Music Academy is seeking a few good men and women to participate in the 2016 Church Music Academy as a part of the Hampton University Ministers’ Conference Choir Directors’ and Organists’ Guild Workshop. The deadline for application submission is: April 1, 2016. The conference provides registration, room and board, a music pack and an Academy stipend. Ms. Janett Yeager Dr. Emmett Price [email protected] Music Academy Co-Director [email protected] 2016 HUMC Main Stage Presenters BISHOP RUDOLPH W. MCKISSICK, JR. is Senior Pastor of the Bethel Church, located in Jacksonville, Florida. McKissick returned to Bethel in 1995 to share leadership with his father, and has since succeeded him as the sole Senior Pastor of the church. Bethel is the oldest existing Baptist church in the state of Florida, founded in 1838, and yet remains a thriving, vibrant and growing congregation. Bishop McKissick is a powerful messenger of God who has established himself nationally as an outstanding preacher, teacher, theologian and academician. His preaching prowess has afforded him many national platforms and accolades. McKissick has served as a professor at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio in the capacity of doctoral mentor, where students have been selected to sit in a learning cohort under his academic mentorship as they work towards their earned Doctor of Ministry degree. Bishop McKissick, Jr. holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Jacksonville University with a double major in the field of music: one in Opera and the other in Sacred Church Music, with a minor in pipe organ performance. He holds the Master of Divinity Degree from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Religion at Virginia Union University, and the Doctor of Ministry Degree from the United Theological Seminary. Bishop McKissick has been awarded the honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from both Bethune Cookman University as well as Virginia Union University. In June of 2008, he was consecrated and elevated into the high office of Bishop in the Lord’s church by Bishop Paul S. Morton. Bishop McKissick, Jr. serves on various boards, which include being a board member of the National Action Network, founded by Rev. Al Sharpton and the Advisory Board of the College of Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance at Florida State University. Bishop McKissick is the author of several books as well as an accomplished musician with several national, critically acclaimed music projects, including “The Recovery”, which debuted at number two on the national billboard charts. In July of 2010, McKissick’s book, “God’s Got My Back” reached number one on the Independent Publishers Book chart. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., as well as Sigma Pi Phi Boule (pronounced BOO-LAY). He is married to the former Kimberly Joy Nichols and they are the proud parents of three beautiful children; Jocelyn, Janai (pronounced JANAY) and Joshua. REVEREND DR. JAMAL-HARRISON BRYANT is the pastor and founder of The Empowerment Temple in Baltimore, Maryland. The inaugural service was held on Easter Sunday, April 22, 2000 and since that time; God has directed the path of over 6,000 members to Empowerment Temple, the fastest growing church in the AME denomination. After nearly four years of worshipping in several locations, on February 15, 2004, the Empowerment Temple congregation triumphantly marched into its new 2,000 seat sanctuary located in Baltimore City. Dr. Bryant received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and International Studies from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. He completed his graduate work at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina where he earned a Master of Divinity degree. Pastor Bryant recently received his Doctor of Theology degree from Oxford University in Great Britain. Dr. Bryant served as the director of the NAACP’s youth and college division making him responsible for over 650 youth councils and college chapters, representing over 68,000 young people in the United States, Germany, and Japan. Dr. Bryant is a pastor with a global mission, which is to Empower the World through the Word. His preaching and teaching focuses on empowering believers spiritually, developing them educationally, exposing them culturally, activating them politically and strengthening them economically. Dr. Bryant is the father of five beautiful daughters, and resides in his hometown, Baltimore, Maryland. 2016 HUMC Main Stage Presenters REVEREND DR. CAROLYN ANN KNIGHT was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Bishop College in Dallas, Texas with a major concentration in English, philosophy, and religion. Her theological training began at Colgate Rochester Divinity School in Rochester, NY; she later transferred to Union Theological Seminary in New York City where she was awarded the Master of Divinity and Master of Sacred Theology degrees respectively. Rev. Knight holds the Doctor of Ministry degree from the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Under the tutelage and influence of many treasured and prolific preachers throughout the country, Dr. Knight developed a love for preaching and the pulpit. She preached her trial sermon and was licensed for the gospel ministry at the Mount Gilead Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado under the leadership of The Reverend Acen L. Phillips. Dr. Knight has served in the pastoral ministry in pulpits in Denver, Colorado; Dallas, Texas; Rochester, and Harlem, New York. She is the founder and president of “CAN DO!” Ministries; a progressive, preventive youth advocacy ministry that is dedicated to the cultural, social, intellectual, and spiritual well-being of youth and young adults. Dr. Knight serves on numerous boards and committees being cited a sui generis, a one-of-a-kind preaching voice for this generation. Dr. Knight is a proud Golden Life member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The singular theme of her message and ministry is a better quality life for the poor and oppressed, particularly woman and children. REVEREND DR. JAMES HENRY HARRIS of Southern Chesterfield County, Virginia was named Virginia Union University’s Most Outstanding Professor in 2008 and was nominated by the President of the University for the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia’s Outstanding Professor. In 2006, he served as President of the Academy of Homiletics and in 2007 he served as founder and president of the Urban Coalition for Social Change. In 1996 he was the first African American to be awarded the Henry Luce III Fellowship in Theology by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and named a Crossroads Scholar in Religion and Public Policy. He holds Masters Degrees in Humanities (Philosophy), Theology and English Literature, and the PhD degree in Social Science with an emphasis in Urban Studies and the Doctor of Ministry degree in Preaching and African American Church Studies from United Theological Seminary as a Samuel DeWitt Proctor Fellow. He is the author of seven books including Pastoral Theology (Fortress Press, 1991), Preaching Liberation (Fortress Press, 1996) and The Word Made Plain (Fortress Press, 2004). For the past 20 years, he has served as the Senior Minister the Second Baptist Church both in Richmond, Virginia. He serves as advisor and consultant to churches and other non-profit organizations throughout the United States.